Assessing Protective Instrumentation
Applying to evaluate the integrity of electrical and electronic
protective equipment
The International Commission (ICE) has prepared a series of standards setting
out acceptable practices and systems for the development and operation
of protective equipment using electrical or electronic technologies. These
standards give guidance in the activities needed at various stages in the
"Safety Lifecycle" for a process or item of protective equipment, and introduce
the "Safety Integrity Level" as a measure of the reliability required of
protective systems. Acceptable practices for the design of protective systems
to meet different Safety Integrity Levels are set out.
To help those working or likely to work in this field, Bruce Durdle
is offering to present a 2-day seminar and workshop covering the recommendations
of IEC 61508, "Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable
electronic safety-related systems".
The seminar will cover the following activities:
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Assessment of the required protective system integrity level for a protective
application
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Development of a Functional Specification for a protective system
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Selection of an appropriate safety system architecture
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Auditing the safety system
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Management of protective systems - during design, construction, and maintenance/operation
stages of the lifecycle.
A full set of course notes will be provided.
Proposed date: Late March 1999
Venue: New Plymouth
Course Fee: $600 + GST per person
Morning and afternoon tea, and lunch, will be provided.
Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 12.
For further information, or to register interest in the course, contact:
Bruce Durdle,
63 Manu Crescent,
New Plymouth.
Ph/fax: (06) 753 5130
E-mail: bmdurdle@taranaki.ac.nz
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